February 5, 2019
This is Elder Hill from the Great White North. We have had some record-breaking temperatures here. One morning really early it was -57 Celsius with wind chill. The air itself was frozen and you couldn't breathe. It was like that for two days. It's a little better today, but still super cold. It's supposed to get better tomorrow. I've never seen it get so cold in my entire existence!
We weren't allowed to be outside because it was too cold, so we did a lot of inside stuff like "area books" and "tasks" and "my plan" which was a ton of fun. Most of the week we had that.
In other news, someone was counting the days I have left, like seven, and I'll see you in about a week! Does someone know what -57 Celsius is in Fahrenheit?
We've done a lot of good work. We put somebody on date while we were inside and texting people. We texted this guy we've been meeting with and invited him to the B family's baptism, which happened and it was awesome. There were 71 people there that were really supportive. we had a lot of really sugary stuff afterwards and it was a good time.
We were inviting a lot of people to the baptism and invited this guy C. He texted back and said "I've never been baptized before", so we asked him, "Would you like to be?" And he said "Yeah!" We said, "How about this day?" And he said "Yeah, that would be great!" That was awesome.
Other than that, the work has been as usual, walking around since there are four of us and one car, talking to people and preaching the gospel. It's been the best time of my life. I wouldn't trade these two years for anything. They were the best! I love you guys!
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The Work of a Lifetime
January 29, 2019
This is Elder Hill, Elder K, Elder E, Elder Z, and C. So we are in Jasper, which is the mountains and is west. This is like the coolest trip ever, and we're eating in a pub and playing pool.
Sorry I haven't been able to post much recently. We went ice fishing a couple of weeks ago and while I was doing my weekly post, I dropped my tablet into the ice water through a hole. Chances are, the fish are still recording things and you'll get a weird email in the future when we find it.
I've been going without my tablet, carrying Gospel Library with me--pocket scriptures that I found that I take around.
Remember the B family? Three of them are getting baptized this week. It will be awesome! We're pretty sure the rest of the family will get there soon. We're going to have a party for that!
I'm too tired to say much more new, but it's been fun. This is the best end to a mission you could ask for. There are so many people we are teaching and so much we are doing, we're busy all day every day. Everybody is super awesome.
Elder K is the leader of our group, I make stupid comments from the back of the car, Elder E is good at what he does, and Elder Z is hilarious.
Love you all. The Church is very true. Everyone has the same potential. When we think about what our best is, there is no limit. Everyone can go as far as they want as long as they have Christ helping. Through Christ we can do all things.
This is Elder Hill, Elder K, Elder E, Elder Z, and C. So we are in Jasper, which is the mountains and is west. This is like the coolest trip ever, and we're eating in a pub and playing pool.
Sorry I haven't been able to post much recently. We went ice fishing a couple of weeks ago and while I was doing my weekly post, I dropped my tablet into the ice water through a hole. Chances are, the fish are still recording things and you'll get a weird email in the future when we find it.
I've been going without my tablet, carrying Gospel Library with me--pocket scriptures that I found that I take around.
Remember the B family? Three of them are getting baptized this week. It will be awesome! We're pretty sure the rest of the family will get there soon. We're going to have a party for that!
I'm too tired to say much more new, but it's been fun. This is the best end to a mission you could ask for. There are so many people we are teaching and so much we are doing, we're busy all day every day. Everybody is super awesome.
Elder K is the leader of our group, I make stupid comments from the back of the car, Elder E is good at what he does, and Elder Z is hilarious.
Love you all. The Church is very true. Everyone has the same potential. When we think about what our best is, there is no limit. Everyone can go as far as they want as long as they have Christ helping. Through Christ we can do all things.
A Week Late
January 15, 2019
Good morning Utah, and everyone else. I didn't post last week because last week was transfers, and we were driving to Edmonton for about five hours and didn't have Wi-Fi in the car. So, I'm going to tell you what happened.
Obviously Elder K and I couldn't stay together because this is the last transfer and there's a lot of stuff happening in the area, so they're not going to move us both out at the same time and put completely new people in. So, crazy thing, we are in what is called a "quad-pan", so there are four of us--me, Elder K, Elder E, and Elder Z again! I love that guy.
We only have one car, it's kind of weird, but it's been awesome. We have lots of people we're teaching. M is back from Manitoba and had us over for supper and is taking us ice fishing next week. He's going to make us fish & chips on the lake as we fish!
The B family is doing awesome and are on date to be baptized on Feb. 2nd, at least the mom and two kids are, maybe more. That's really exciting, things are going great with them. We're also teaching another lady who is also on date and that's awesome. So many miracles are happening.
Elder K: I'm from New Zealand
Elder E: I'm from Utah, and I have curly hair and teeth.
Elder Z: I'm from Taiwan, I like to play basketball. My favorite color is blue.
I'm not a district leader anymore--that's a lot of work. Elder K and Elder E are both zone leaders. We're playing sports right now, and I'll talk to you next week. The Church is true. Prayer works. Talk to you next week!
Good morning Utah, and everyone else. I didn't post last week because last week was transfers, and we were driving to Edmonton for about five hours and didn't have Wi-Fi in the car. So, I'm going to tell you what happened.
Obviously Elder K and I couldn't stay together because this is the last transfer and there's a lot of stuff happening in the area, so they're not going to move us both out at the same time and put completely new people in. So, crazy thing, we are in what is called a "quad-pan", so there are four of us--me, Elder K, Elder E, and Elder Z again! I love that guy.
We only have one car, it's kind of weird, but it's been awesome. We have lots of people we're teaching. M is back from Manitoba and had us over for supper and is taking us ice fishing next week. He's going to make us fish & chips on the lake as we fish!
The B family is doing awesome and are on date to be baptized on Feb. 2nd, at least the mom and two kids are, maybe more. That's really exciting, things are going great with them. We're also teaching another lady who is also on date and that's awesome. So many miracles are happening.
Elder K: I'm from New Zealand
Elder E: I'm from Utah, and I have curly hair and teeth.
Elder Z: I'm from Taiwan, I like to play basketball. My favorite color is blue.
I'm not a district leader anymore--that's a lot of work. Elder K and Elder E are both zone leaders. We're playing sports right now, and I'll talk to you next week. The Church is true. Prayer works. Talk to you next week!
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